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Candidate petitions for Yorkville mayor, City Council in 2027 now available · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Candidate petitions for Yorkville Mayor, City Council in 2027 now available.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Joey Weslow. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. Yorkville Mayor
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  Speaker 1: seat and four City Council seats will be up for
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  Speaker 1: re-election in spring 2027. The period to begin circulating petitions
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  Speaker 1: started on August 25th. Petitions must be filed from November
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  Speaker 1: 16th to 5pm on November 23rd at the city's clerk's office.
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  Speaker 1: City Clerk Jory Contrino said, General info notices on the
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  Speaker 1: election are available on the city's website. If you type
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  Speaker 1: in election on the search bar, it will direct you
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  Speaker 1: to a page with all the relevant information. The mayor's
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  Speaker 1: term is a four-year term. Incumbent Mayor John Purcell has
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  Speaker 1: not yet indicated if he plans on running. Resident Alicia
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  Speaker 1: Castillo has previously said she intends to file to run
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  Speaker 1: for mayor. Each of the city council seats up for
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  Speaker 1: election is a four-year term. A map designating Ward I,
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  Speaker 1: Ward II, Ward III, and Ward IV is on the
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  Speaker 1: city's website election page. To legally qualify as a candidate,
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  Speaker 1: you must submit the mandated minimum number of signatures from
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  Speaker 1: residents within the ward you plan to run. In 2025,
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  Speaker 1: a candidate was booted from the ballot for not having
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  Speaker 1: enough signatures from residents within his specific ward. There were
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  Speaker 1: zero contested elections for any of the city council seats
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  Speaker 1: in 2025 after the candidate was removed. There are no
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  Speaker 1: women members of the city council. Residents with any questions
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  Speaker 1: can contact Contrino by calling 630-553-8567 or by emailing jcontrino
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  Speaker 1: at yorkville.il.us.